令和 5 - Adopt a d:matcha Tea Tree 2023

With the help from our adopters these last three years, we are proud to continue our organic farming project for the third year running. Producing and cultivating delicious organic Japanese green tea can be difficult but this is one of our main missions at d:matcha Kyoto.

 
We planted new seedlings on 23th March, 2023.

In addition to adopting (in name) one of d:matcha's organically grown tea trees from Wazuka Town, you will also receive:

• Sencha Yabukita at Hakusan shrine (year 2022 & 2023)
• Sencha Okumidori at Hakusan shrine (year 2022 & 2023)
• Sencha Gokou at Hakusan shrine (year 2022 & 2023)

Each of these tea fields, which are located at Hakusan shrine in Yubune, are managed organically and without the use of any pesticide. The natural characteristics of the tea fields enable us to prepare Japanese tea of the highest quality for you. 

 All of our adopters' will have an handmade 絵馬 (ema or wooden plaque) painted in their name. The ema will be hung at Hakusan Shrine, which is located next to our tea fields.
You will also get to see your ema in person when you visit us down in Wazuka, Kyoto.

6 bags of organic sencha: Yabukita, Okumidori and Gokou(Year 2022&2023)

Hunging up our Handmade Ema (YouTube)

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What is 絵馬 Ema?

Ema are common to Japan, in which Shinto and Buddhist worshippers write prayers or wishes. The direct translation for "絵馬" is a "painted horse".
Originally, horses were considered as sacred vehicle of the god for a long time, and the aristocrats were contributing horses as a gift when they make a wish. However, most of the people cannot contribute a horse like aristocrats of course. Therefore, from Nara era (701~794), the custom contribute a wooden boards with picture of horse spread among the people in Japan. We write our wish on a wooden plaques, which is Ema, and contribute it. Nowadays we can find various designed Ema with cute animals or symbols not only a horse.

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• Each variation weighs 40g , and is packed in a resealable bag.
• Each serving can be brewed up to three times using different water temperatures.
• Stay up to date with the progress of the tea trees on our Instagram.